Fire Log: Eventful Friday, Uneventful Weekend

After finding an unpleasant surprise in the ceiling (you'll have to ask the firefighters what it was) while dealing with a broken toilet pipe on the morning of Friday, Feb. 12, and stopping up a significant gas leak at the Avalon Apartments that afternoon, the Fire Department didn't receive any more calls for help until after the President's Day holiday. 

Pole Fire in the Snow: 

Firefighters responded to the intersection of Tommy's Lane and Farm Road Tuesday, Feb. 16, around 12:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a pole fire. In the snow storm, a tree branch was rubbing on the primary winding of a transformer causing it to spark. Connecticut Light & Power was notified. 

Ice+Car+Tree: 

The wintry weather was also factor in a car accident Tuesday night. Around 11:20 p.m. a car slipped off the road and struck a tree on Ponus Ridge Road. The 20-year-old driver refused medical treatment. 

Water Main Break at Condo Complex: 

At 11:39 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, the Fire Department got a call from Hathaway Commons where water was apparently pouring from one of the units. A crew from the water company, Aquarion, arrived about 40 minutes later. 

False Alarms—7:

Firefighters responded to seven alarms in the past week later labeled as false alarms including one at Sanda's Dry Cleaners on Pine Street where burnt popcorn set off the alarm Tuesday. 

The alarm at the Food Emporium malfunctioned twice Wednesday after having been set off by cooking Tuesday.